EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT & STEM CELL COMPENDIUM
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Immature Beta Progenitor Cells (VPB)


Pnc.VPB.IIBPCs

These progenitor cells express insulin and have elevated Pdx1 expression. The cells possess a unique combined expression of MafA as well as MafB (the latter disappears during the differentiation to the mature beta cell).

Prenatal - Postnatal
Immature Beta Progenitor Cells
Multiple Ancestors Single Ancestor No Descendants Develops from Part of Parent